Nahanton Park , Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
Oct 7, 2017 7:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.0 mile(s)
Comments: BBC : Nahanton Park, Newton, and other nearby locations. Haynes Miller. Quiet, warm, slowly clearing. Gardens, Flories Walk. The best bird might have been the very bright Prairie Warbler, seen only by a few early arrivals.
26 species
Canada Goose X
Common Loon 2
Sharp-shinned Hawk 1
Herring Gull 10
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 6
Black-capped Chickadee 6
White-breasted Nuthatch 1
House Wren 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
American Robin 25
Common Yellowthroat 1
Palm Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1 very bright individual. lower garden
Black-throated Green Warbler 1
Chipping Sparrow 8
White-throated Sparrow 6
Song Sparrow 10
Lincoln’s Sparrow 1
Swamp Sparrow 2
Northern Cardinal 3
House Finch 5
American Goldfinch 3
House Sparrow 7
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S40005149
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
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The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
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Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
Update on Bill Drummond Young Birder’s Scholarships
National Audubon cancelled all its 2020 summer camps at Hog Island in Maine, but the BBC is delighted to announce that our 2020 scholarship recipients, May Adams of Wales, MA and Jackson
Ida Giriunas Memorial Garden
It's hard to believe that Ida Giriunas, well known Massachusetts birder and long-time director of the Brookline Bird Club (BBC), passed away two years ago on August 20. We wanted to update friends and
2021-2022 FEDERAL DUCK STAMPS ON SALE NOW!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents of
BBC Donation to Wildlands Trust
The BBC, through our Conservation and Education Committee, is pleased to donate $250 to Wildlands Trust, a regional land trust working to conserve native habitats and lands of high ecological value in Southeastern Massachusetts. As
Reporting State-listed Species
Every BBC member, and every birder in our state, can make a direct contribution to bird conservation by reporting observations of state-listed species through the Heritage Hub reporting system, part of the state's Natural Heritage
Black Birders’ Week 2021
May 30-June 5 Organized by The BlackAFInSTEM Collective – a collective that “seeks to support, uplift, and amplify Black Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics professionals in natural resources and the environment through professional development, career
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